Cacti War Stories Index
Welcome to War Stories!
In this part of our website we are providing space for our members to post their stories from their war. While war always has its stories of battle and heroics, there's often the other side. The bit of humor that we all remember. In this section you're likely to find stories of both kinds. And if you want to tell YOUR story, send it to Tiny here.
A Real Surprise Frank Dahl remembrance Long ago My Less Dangerous Assignment Vaughn Brauer Sep 69 - Jan 69 First night in the Boonies Dave Crocker 1st night in the field 2 Brave Cacti Brothers Walt Shields 11/25/1968 Man with a Cross, A Man of peace Joe Soga 4/10/2021 May 6,1970 Dwight Davis May 6 1970 Recollections of 1969 Keith Krauss 1969 One and a wake up Wiley Dodd January 4th 1970 Send me Back! Terry Savely May 1969 December 1970 Wiley Dodd a little anecdote on a trip home December 1970 The Tigers of Mary Etta Joe Farmer Sayonara Frozen Korea Frank Dahl August 51 Cambodia Dwight Davis Cacti Cambodia Invasion May 6th 1970 My Last days in the Nam Lyle Shargent March 29th 1968 A Tragic Twelve Hour Tour Dick Arnold August 4th 1967 Tracking big Foot Joe Soga 1969 My Vietnam Story Rusty Scheewe July 2-3 1966 March 7th 1969 Bill Delaney Written in Poem format March 7th 1969 Friday the 13th June 1969 Wiley dodd June 13th 1969 52 years ago! Tom Birdsong 1968 Final Mission of 1st Lt Michael Sudborough Cacti35th.org 21 March 1967 Surprise Visit to Firebase Rebel Joe Soga 1968 Just Another Day in the Nam Joe Soga/ Bill burdick 1969 How Did We Do What We Did? John Lorts 1966 Bob Guin My Friend Jim Doc Hall 1970 Ice and Snow are not all Bad Frank Dahl 1951/52 May 18th 1969 Bill Rogers May 18th 1969 Coffin Corner, Duclap William Rogers September 1968 What did You Do in the War Grandpa Cliff westwood 1967 Christmas in March Dave Crocker March 1968 Cacti Power Vaughn Brauer 1967 Beetles and Other Things that Bite Cpt.Jack Burr 1969 My Tour Keith Krauss 1969 July 3 1966 As I Remember It Thomas J Giorgi 3 July 1966 A Soldier in the 35th Infantry Regiment Vernon G Hodson 1941-1944 A Night in the Nam Walt Shields Jan 1970 Righteous Anger Jack Burr 1969 Guinn Jim "Doc" Hall June 3rd and 4th 197 How I met Lt. Thode Jim "Doc" Hall 1970 Recollections of Jack Burr Jack Burr Christmas Eve In Vietnam Dave Muxo Dec 24, 1969 Recollections of Jack Burr Jack Burr November 1966 Recollections of Jack Burr Jack Burr November1966 Basic training 1966 David Crocker 1966 Jan 3rd 1967 Dave Crocker 1967 March 3rd 1967 Dave Crocker Sr. 1967 March 28th 1967 Dave Crocker 1967 May 8th 1967 Dave Crocker May 8th 1967 May 19-22nd 1967 David Crocker 1967 Lights Camera Action Vaughn brauer September 1968 Recollections of Jack Burr January 1967 Jack Burr January 1967 Heavy Metal Frank Dahl Korea 1951/52 Recollection of Jack Burr 07/02/1969 Jack Burr 07/02/1969 Recollections of Jack Burr Jack burr 06/21/1969 PAVN Ambush TJ Blue/Alonzo Jones Nov. 1966 Dessert Anyone? Vaughn Brauer 1966 A Thanksgiving Remembrance Walt shields November 1969 Hey Were Over Here! Dave Muxo It was a Good Plan, I Guess, (But we got Gassed) Jim (Doc) Hall 1970 Battle of "One-Niner" Ben G Crosby 3/21-22 I Wish the Weekend Would Hurry Up and Get Here Dick Arnold 67-68 Last days in the Field and a Little More Chuck Cooper 1967-68 Words Father Kevin Devine-Chaplain 4 1968-70 Peace Father Kevin Devine-Chaplain 4 1968-70 The Grunt Father Kevin Devine-Chaplain 4 1968-1970 March 9th James Tibbit 3/29/1969 Don't Forget to Duck Dave Muxo 1969-70 The Snake bite Davis Shattuck 1966/67 A Moment in Time David Shattuck 1965/66 March 16th 1969 Larry Ray March 16th 1969 Purple Heart and Distinguished Cross Ray Dillard (nephew of Francis Poem 8/19/1950 Now You Tell Us Charles Cooper anecdote 1967-68 Walking point had something for Everybody Charles Cooper Encounters of a point man 1967-68 View from the CP (4) Stan Traeb June 9th 1969 A View from the CP (3) June 8th 1969 Stan Traeb Encounter with the NVA June 8th 1969 View from the CP (2) Stan Traeb May 18th 1969 "View from the CP" Stan Traeb LZ Penny May 8&9 1969 The Unexpected Night Attack Joe Soga Humor 1969 The Man with a Cross Joe Soga 1969 Recollections Tony Flesh Memories of my Tour 1970 Three Days in May Ben Crosby The Battle of Tan Phong May 27th to May30th Fresh Meat Mel Oldham WW2 GI Cowboy Mel Oldham 1943-45 GI Ingenuity Mel Oldham 1943-45 Valentines day 1968 Miles "Surf" Sawvel Jr February 14th 1968 3 How I Got to Be Acting platoon Leader Dwight F Davis 1969-70 6 The Good Chaplin Dwight F Davis 1969-70 The Joy of Bathing Dwight F Davis 1969-70 4 The legend of Hua Dwight F Davis 1969-70 The LT Has a Jungle Hammock Dwight F Davis 1969-70 2 French's Monkey Dwight Davis 1969-70 Getting Ready Curtis Gay A gripping account of the Cacti at war in 1967 12 March 1967 Cacti in the Navy? Frank L Marks 1942 Getting Ready Frank L Marks 1942 A Shower Leigh Thomas 1969/70 MEDEVAC June 15 James "Doc" Hall June 15, 1970 *Operation Eldest Son Don Latella, Rick White, Major July 1968 Alpha 1/35th October 9th 1967 Dick Arnold & Tim Peters Oct. 9th 1967 A True Believer Richard "Dick" Arnold A tribute to David Farley KIA Sept. 9th 1967 09/09/1967 Little Doc Brent McCellan A Eulogy for Timoth Sines KIA Sept. 30th 1968 Sept. 30th 1968 Who We Need to Thank John Morgan 1967-68 A Pacifist Medic Dies Beside a Soldier Robert Pearman- Kansas City Ti 11-12 March 1967 Fast Eddie and the Mechanical Ambush Jim "Doc" Hall July 1970 7 July 1996 Gary Cooper S&S Staff Correspo 7 July1966 An R & R to Remember John Morgan Dec.1967 Luck of the Stupid Art Hughes 1967 Ghosts Art Hughes 1968 A Difference my Son Made John Morgan 1967-68 Day from Hell Continued John Morgan May 1968 Ole Didn't Joke Much in Them Days Jim "Doc" Hall May 1970 My Experiences with the 35th Infantry Regiment Charles R. Sheaffer 1943-1945 The Coffin Corner Don Blankin Fall 1968 Hock's Night Out Dave Muxo 1969/70 Day From Hell John Morgan 3 April 1968 Highway Security Kevin Ryder 1969 Three's Company Peter Birrow Asian "Three Pete" February 1969 Easter Sunday - Part 2 Mike Slyck March 29th 1970 Easter Sunday Jim "Doc" Hall March 29th 1970 Those 55 Gallon Drums Rocco "Doc" DeRosa 1967 Lessons Learned John Lorts 1967 Puckered Wiley Dodd 1969 The First Time Dick Arnold June 1 1967 What a Difference a Year Makes Kevin Ryder 1968 Plei-Trap Remembered Bob Kilpatrick March 1969 But I know Morse Code Terry Savely 8/68 A Near Casualty of War Hoyt Mason 1967 The World meets Vietnam Kevin Ryder July 1968 The Snake Vaughn Brauer June 1966 Laughing to keep from Crying Wiley "Tiny" Dodd 1969 Remember When Bob Maves 1969-70 No Please Damn It, Just Keep Your Steak Dick Arnold Odd Things Remembered and Not Yet Forgotten Dick Arnold My Mother the Patriot Dick Arnold Rappeling Mission Len Calabree September 1969 18 May 1969 Wiley Dodd 18 May 1969 Tuesday Morning Wiley Dodd 16 March 1969 29 March 1969 Wiley Dodd 29 March 1969 A Formidable Foe Ray Gleason 1968 Korean Nights Fred Miller Killing Crabs the Hard Way Roger Ellis Just Another Day in the Nam Jim Doc Hall April 24 1970 His Name Was Roger Jim "Doc" Hall 1970 |